Does anyone know which brands of tortillas are vegan? I’m looking for a good whole wheat or white tortilla that’s great for burritos. I know there’s the Ezekiel brand, but I find that they aren’t pliable and crack easily. It seems like all the supermarket brands (Dempsters, Stonehedge, etc.) have weird, non-vegan or questionably vegan ingredients like L-cysteine, monoglycerides, etc. What do you guys typically buy?

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i had to google monoglyceride as i never really thought about it. i knew it was something to do with fat and i never thought about it's veganness.

from wikipedia:The commercial source may be either animal (cow- or hog-derived) or vegetable, and they may be synthetically made as well. They are often found in bakery products, beverages, ice cream, chewing gum, shortening, whipped toppings, margarine, and confections.

Yeah, I honestly never really thought about it. Then someone on a local vegan forum said they couldn't find vegan tortillas at the store because of certain ingredients. I looked into and of course my favorite brand has L-cysteine, mmmmm hair/feathers.I’ve thought of making my own, but I’m just too lazy.

I believe monoglycerides are typically from vegan sources. I always consult that vegetarian resource group list when in doubt, but I try not to worry about small stuff like this.

I usually get La Banderita brand but can't vouch for their vegan purity. I think they have 8" whole wheat tortillas, but not larger ones. I always get the large burrito size white ones -- I won't claim they are the most yummy and pliable, but they work pretty well and are cheap and easy to come by.

I find it super hard to find vegan tortillas in the store, aside from the Ezekiel ones (which I also find not very pliable and crack easily).

There's this one brand that I can only find at Loblaws (and it's probably not at all Loblaws as the company that makes them is in Southern Ontario), but I can't for the life of me remember the name and Google isn't helping.

I'm also way too lazy to make tortillas.

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I usually get Maria and Ricardo's if you see that. I like that it says vegan on the package (for the multigrain organic anyway). http://www.mariaandricardos.com/

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I kinda feel like Mission are the Wonder Bread of tortillas but we use 'em in a pinch. The Maria Ricardo ones are good, as are the ones we buy at TJs, but sometimes my bf wants a BIG SF-style burrito and then we end up buying the giant ones from a Latino store or supermarket and those always have the questionable ingredients like mono-glycerides.

Watch out for the Wegman's brand tortillas. All except the plain ones (green label) have fish in them for some reason! Every time I look at them in the store I grumble loudly. I'm going to have to double check if the regular ones have monoglycerides though :T

Watch out for the Wegman's brand tortillas. All except the plain ones (green label) have fish in them for some reason! Every time I look at them in the store I grumble loudly. I'm going to have to double check if the regular ones have monoglycerides though :T

Ewwww about the fish. . . but the monoglycerides are most likely vegan! (see Beanitarian's post upthread)

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